H.B. 974 Summary

• Appropriates funds for fiscal biennium 2019-2021 to cover collective bargaining cost items for bargaining unit (10) across multiple state departments, with all appropriations currently set at -0- (no funds allocated).

• Designates specific departments and agencies to receive and expend appropriated funds, including the Department of Education, Judiciary Administration, and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

• Includes salary increases and cost adjustments authorized under Chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for state officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining who are in the same compensation plans as unit (10) members.

• Requires that salary and cost adjustments for employees whose compensation is paid from federal, special, or other funds be paid proportionately from those respective funding sources.

• Takes effect on January 1, 2050, with unencumbered funds lapsing on June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021 of their respective fiscal years.